Konnichiwa people! Firstly, thanks a bunch for clicking on this story. I appreciate that you want to read it :) Also, I must thank sunshine dasies for inspiring me to write this story. How, you may ask? She walked around. Seriously, my inspiration came from sunshine dasies walking on grass XD Anyway, enjoy the chapter of my first RyouxOC fic!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh in any way, nor do I own Tokyo Mew Mew for it's brief mention. My OC, Carlin, is mine however.
Averting my evergreen eyes from my manga, I glanced out of the car window for the first time in... about 30 minutes? Yowzers, how the scenery had changed. No longer was I facing the bustling Domino City, but instead, the lush Japanese countryside. The grass and plants were a perfect green, swaying slightly in the light breeze, the fields of rice plants and barley rippling as the breeze danced over them too. The sky was a strong blue, with one tiny cloud in the middle of it, tragically far from the sun that was bothering my eyes. Diverting them to get rid of the sunshine flash, I spoke for the first time since leaving Domino,
"Are we there yet? We must've been travelling for a year now!"
My parents sighed from my dramatics, and my mother turned in her seat to face me,
"Carlin, stop being such a drama queen. And if you took your eyes off that silly little book for one second, you'd realise the village is up ahead."
"Tokyo Mew Mew is not silly..."I muttered, looking out of the window again. True to my mother's words, a small village lay ahead. It's houses were quaint and it looked quite peaceful. A hill lay at the opposite end of it, but I paid no attention to it. As the car approached it more and more, I began to see that it's residents were either walking, or on bicycles. They looked reasonably friendly too.
"Now Carlin, it's a pleasure that your aunt's agreed to have you for the summer. Be polite, and don't get into any trouble. Also, there are lots of nice spots around here, so go outside instead of sitting cooped up, okay?"
My father eyed me through rear view mirror and I nodded. I still wasn't sure about this whole 'Staying with my aunt for the summer' thing, but since I was going to start in Domino High School, my parents thought it would be for the best if I had something that occupied my summer with not thinking about school. Looking back out of the window, I noticed some of the villagers were looking at the car, and in turn, at me. Flashing my head back into my manga, I asked,
"So, where does aunt Patricia live?"
"Up there, on top of that hill."
After craning my neck and crushing my head against the glass of the window, I still couldn't see the top of the hill, so unbuckling my seatbelt and winding the widow down, I stuck my torso out and lifted my neck up.
"Carlin! Get back in here now!"
I ignored my parents demands, as my mouth hung open. A mansion. That's where I was staying. A. Frickin'. Mansion. Not the biggest mansion, but it was still pretty big. It's walls were white wood with ivy twisting it's way up the frames. Large glass doors on the upper levels were accompanied by balconies. It was beautiful. Pulling myself back inside, I bombarded my parents with questions,
"Why didn't you tell me aunt Patricia lived in a mansion? I know I've met her before, but why didn't I know? Is she rich or something? Is she famous? A queen? Does that mean I'm a princess?"
My mother gave an exasperated groan and replied,
"We didn't tell you because we knew you'd act like this. She used to be a popular wedding dress designer. She's retired now though."
"This is so cool!"I squealed, hugging my manga to my chest and lying back on the back seats of the car. Closing my eyes, I drifted off to my imaginary land with an even bigger mansion, lots of jewels and a Winged Kuriboh. Ahh, Winged Kuriboh...
"Carlin, we're here! Get up."
"Huh?"
Reluctantly jolting myself from my daydream, I noticed that the car had indeed stopped, and I was sitting alone in the car, hugging a pink book and mumbling about a furry ball with wings. Outside, I could see my parents chatting with my aunt, a short woman with a kind face and smile. They noticed me still in the car, and my father beckoned for me to come out. Cautiously reaching for the door handle, I stuffed Tokyo Mew Mew back into my bag and slid it onto my shoulder. As soon as I hopped out of the car, there was one thing I felt. Heat. Now, don't get me wrong, I love warm days, but this heat... I pray to Ra, why is it so hot? As I walked over to my parents and aunt, I could feel myself heating up and sweating slightly in my jeans and t-shirt, having lost the shade of Domino's skyscrapers.
"Hello Carlin! You've really grown since I last saw you. You're not a 7 year old any more."my aunt chuckled. Smirking, I replied,
"Nope. I'm a 15 year old otaku, who has recently reached the height of 5'5''."
I brought my shoulders back and stood tall at that comment and heard everyone chuckle.
"Okay, hun, calm down and enjoy yourself here, 'kay? We'll be here to pick you up on the first Friday of September."my mother told me, pecking me on the cheek.
"We'll be here at around 3:00. Bye doll."
My father hugged me and both of them made their way back into the car, before driving back through the village and heading off to rejoin the main motorway.
"You must be hot in them jeans. Did you bring any shorts?"my aunt asked me, looking me up and down. I nodded and she lead the way to the front door of the mansion. Once we were stood on the porch I felt a whole lot cooler, since it was shaded, but the heat still got to me.
"D'you want to come in? It's air conditioned in here."
"Okay!"
I skipped forward, swinging my bag and ready to feel cold air, when,
"Hey Trisha!Dere was a car dat came up he-Who da hell's she?"
A strong Brooklyn accent yelled at us, and I found myself face-to-face with a blonde boy, pointing at my face.
"Joey! That's my niece you're pointing at!"
My aunt said that in a tone that wasn't necessarily angry, but not happy-happy either. Does she know this boy?
The boy "Oohh!"ed and dropped his hand by his side, replying,
"I didn't know you had a niece."
"Well now you do. I'm Carlin."I said, nodding at him. He smiled and grabbed my hand, shaking it while saying,
"Nice ta meet ya Carlin, I'm Joey, Joey Wheeler. Sorry if I scared ya a little, but I ain't never seen you 'round here before."
Smirking at his enthusiasm, I told him,
"I'm staying with my aunt for the summer. I'm from Domino City, and I'm starting high school when I go back."
"Really? You're from Domino City? That's so cool! Wait 'till Yami and Marik hear about this..."
And with that, he bolted, waving at me and my aunt, calling,
"I'll see youse two later, 'kay? And it was nice ta meet ya Carlin!"
I stood motionless on the porch, trying to regain myself. All that had happened so fast... I heard my aunt chuckle behind me and I turned to face her, making a face that said, "What?"
"Joey may seem a little hyperactive, but he's a nice boy really. He's just got too much energy really. The same could be said for his friends too, I suppose. Joey seemed in such a rush to tell them about you, so no doubt you'll meet them soon."
I chuckled to myself, and walked into the mansion, moaning happily as cold air hit me square in the face. Dropping my bag to the floor, I allowed the air-con to engulf me in coldness, as my aunt walked towards what looked like the kitchen.
"Auntie?"
"Yes?"
"Why was Joey so excited to meet me?"
"Well, not many people move in around here, not young ones at least, so even if he'll only have a summer with you, it's someone new for him to talk to. Plus, him and his friends set up a bet a few months ago. Whoever meets a person from Domino City first gets ¥15,000."
I laughed when I heard that and guessed that for ¥15,000, I would be the same. Still smiling to myself as I walked over to close the door, I peered over the village one last time, taking in all the buildings, and noticing something new. On the outskirts of the village, was a small ranch. It was red with white beams, and I really wondered how I hadn't noticed it beforehand, it was such a nice building. I turned back to closing the door, when something caught my eye. From the ranch, a person was emerging, leading a jet black horse from the stables. They had long white hair, and their clothes consisted of (from what I could see) a long, open blue shirt, with a stripy navy and white t-shirt underneath. It appeared that they were wearing tight white jeans, but I could have been mistaken. I watched as they mounted the horse with such grace, before riding off into the valleys, their hair billowing behind them. I'd never seen anyone ride so gracefully before... But now, I guess it was an everyday thing, because this place? Well, it was my new home.
Okay, if you're thinking, 'That chapter totally sucked', I'm on the same bandwagon. I'm happy with literally the first 3 sentences of this, and the rest I'm not so proud of, but after 5 re-writes, it was the best I could think of. If you wish to read more, I promise that future chapters will be better, although the POV may switch around. And before anyone asks, Yami is Yami Yugi/Atem, Marik is Marik Ishtar, not his Yami and Joey's accent is hard to write. I also did my best to slip Ryou into this chapter, even if only for a few lines ;) Please let me know what you think in a review, but please, constructive criticism instead of flames!
Mew Mew Radish ='.'=
P.S. ¥15,000= £111 or $181
